51/21, and the sunnier side of life.

a total shirking of responsibility is going down here...i think i'm in denial of the end of the marking period and the incipient spring break.

this morning: said goodbye to my grandma, as she was going to get a pacemaker today, and we all know what happened the last time someone in my family went to get this done. (fortunately, she's doing fine now, and resting in the hospital, PTL.)

anyways, i was late, so i was speeding. so, cruising through one of the many small bergs on my daily commute, passing an annoying old bag on a double-laned hill, i got pulled over. 51 in a 20. alongside of a school. blearg. i had my papers all set and was resigned when the cop came to my window...i should face a guillotine with such stoicism. he asked if i had points, and i answered honestly, probably; and that i had been trying, successfully, to clean up my driving record.

it must have been the sunshine, or the bad PR week for cops, because he let me off with a ticket for only an obscured license plate (one of those plastic frames..who knew?!) i think my jaw dropped. i want to see if i can stand a drink for him at the local pub, i was that relieved.


busy busy school day, and i hate doing work at home on my own time, (even though I bring it all home). grilled venison burgers with the fam this evening on the porch. then, I read Kunstler's "World Made By Hand," and I actually got really into it, starting and finishing in like three hours. woot. it's like "The Stand," only preachy with Kunstler's philosophies. but I liked it.

now, thought about gearing up and doing some grading, but maybe I'll just set my alarm superearly and do it then. yes.